Lynbrook
Qualifications
25.0% of people in Lynbrook had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than Greater Melbourne. This represents an increase of 966 people since 2011.
Educational Qualifications relate to education outside of primary and secondary school and are one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. With other data sources, such as Employment Status, Income and Occupation, Lynbrook's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'
Persons aged 15 years and over
| Highest qualification achieved | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynbrook - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | Greater Melbourne % | Number | % | Greater Melbourne % | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 1,749 | 25.0 | 32.8 | 5001 | 783 | 15.8 | 23.6 | +966 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 746 | 10.6 | 10.0 | 5002 | 427 | 8.6 | 8.8 | +319 |
| Vocational | 1,056 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 5003 | 808 | 16.3 | 15.0 | +248 |
 No qualification | 2,985 | 42.6 | 35.2 | 5004 | 2,479 | 50.1 | 42.4 | +506 |
| Not stated | 472 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 5005 | 455 | 9.2 | 10.3 | +17 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 7,008 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,952 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,056 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Usual residence data)
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Lynbrook in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a lower proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a higher proportion of people with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 50.7% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 42.6% had no qualifications, compared with 57.6% and 35.2% respectively for Greater Melbourne.
The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Lynbrook and Greater Melbourne were:
- A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (42.6% compared to 35.2%)
- A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (25.0% compared to 32.8%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Lynbrook between 2011 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+966 persons)
- No qualifications (+506 persons)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+319 persons)
- Vocational qualifications (+248 persons)